Regularisation of houses: Goa govt to levy Rs 10,000 for scrutiny of papers

Structures constructed either without permission from relevant authorities or in violation of approved plans sanctioned, will be regularized by the government.Murari Shetye | TNN | October 16, 2017, 16:00 IST

PANAJI: Applicants seeking regularisation of their illegal structures will have to initially shell out Rs 10,000 for scrutiny of documents.

Revenue minister Rohan Khaunte told TOI that authorities will not begin examining the papers filed by the respective applicant unless the amount is paid. So far, 4,500 applications have been submitted, Khaunte said.

“If we scrutinize the documents, and in the event that the applicant decides not to complete the final payment then the entire process will be a waste of time,” the revenue minister said, adding that this amount will be adjusted in the final settlement.

“Once the money is deposited, it will indicate the seriousness of the applicant,” he said.

Khaunte also said that the government wants to complete the entire process of regularisation before March 2018.

Structures constructed either without permission from relevant authorities or in violation of approved plans sanctioned, will be regularized by the government.

Structures to be covered include any construction in one's own property, construction in a property held by co-owners (provided necessary written consent of such co-owner has been obtained), construction of mundkarial structure by a person duly declared as mundkar under the provisions of the Mundkar Act, or a farmhouse constructed by a tenant or owner on agriculture land.

The district collector and mamlatdar in every taluka had been tasked with the responsibility of identifying illegal structures within their jurisdictions.